I appreciate that, and appreciate your diligence.
I want to see IHS fully funded, so that all American Indians can get the quality health care they need and deserve.
I very much appreciate your answer, but it is very, very difficult, I think, to have a transparent debate about secret programs approved by ...
our National Labs--which are the crown jewels of our Nation's research system--are active in efforts to promote cybersecurity.
I am concerned that the President's fiscal year 2014 budget request has a substantial reduction for the hazardous fuels program.
I have a hard time, as I've said, understanding why OMB would propose cutting a program that aims to reduce the severity of fires by removin...
Your point is so important we are going to stay at this until we turn OMB around on the question of how important prevention is and carrying...
I just hate to see us taking money out of hazardous fuel reduction, out of ecosystem restoration, out of... proactive fire management in ord...
I will also be on the doorstep of the Air Force if this doesn't happen as quickly as it needs to happen.
I think it's so vital that we've heard for years that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. We need to do it.
I want to suggest to the Chairman that we ask the OMB to come and have this kind of a conversation.
I want to thank the chairman and ranking member for the timeliness of this.
I think you've seen a number of letters from Governors and many participant State land commissioners, and others trying to urge you to find ...
I'm just very worried about the funding in our rural communities.
if you don't do this outreach, people don't know.
I might argue with you that the benefits under the Affordable Care Act are not more robust for a Native American community.
I am stymied that so far in this hearing we are more concerned about background checks and those qualifications for people who would be navi...
We are going to need navigators and assisters and outreach and education efforts to facilitate enrollment to the highest degree.
